As the clocks fell back this weekend, it was a huge weekend in the world of sport. The biggest sporting event happening across the world right now has its finalists, as New Zealand (3/1 looks like a reasonable bet I've made) and Australia prepare to do battle this weekend in the Rugby World Cup final. Lewis Hamilton won a storm-delayed United States GP to claim his third F1 world champion crown, in the process cementing his place among the all-time greats of the sport. And in our sport, Justin Rose won the UBS Hong Kong Open after a tense battle with Lucas Bjerregaard. The one-shot victory for Rose means that he has now won on the European Tour in each of the last four seasons, a great accomplishment for the sixth best player in the world. At the start of the week all eyes were on fellow-Englishman Ian Poulter following his late entry to the tournament after dropping out of the top 50 in the world rankings. Poulter wasn't planning on teeing it up in Hong Kong on Monday morning, but he made a late dash to the Far East in order to guarantee he played the 13 European Tour events necessary to secure his membership for 2016. Poulter has Rich Beem to thank after the American gave up his spot in the field so that Poulter could play - a massive oversight by the Englishman and his team.


What a record 

This year we've been treated to some wonderful individual performances; Jordan Spieth's Major quest springs to mind, before Jason Day took over and put on one or two exhibitions himself. However, the women's game has a superstar of its own and her victory at the Taiwan Championship on Sunday is arguably the story on the season. 

New Zealand's Lydia Ko hit a final-round seven-under 65 to win by nine shots and reclaim the number one spot. It was the 18-year-old's fourth round of under 70 as she became the youngest player to earn 10 wins on the LPGA Tour. Now that's impressive. 

So, for all our junior members out there, the bar has been set! 

Back to club life and now that the clocks have gone back, it's the ideal time to work on your game. If you're struggling to get your weekly fix of golf as the nights close in, why not take to the range instead? Come and speak to the team and we can help ensure you are making the most of your range time, as opposed to making bad habits worse - get in touch here.